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Wednesday, September 30, 2015
British Musical Modernism explores the works of eleven key composers to reveal the rapid shifts of expression and technique that transformed British art music in the post-war period. Responding to radical avant-garde developments in mainland Europe, the Manchester Group composers - Alexander... Read More »

Monday, September 21, 2015
Erica Shirts instructs young violin students in a DUSS technique class. Photo by Geoffrey MockThe scene has played out on the Duke campus for nearly 50 years: Dozens of young musicians hold their cellos and violins, violas and basses in place, ready to practice Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture to... Read More »

Friday, September 18, 2015
On October 12, the Duke University Wind Symphony, directed by Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant, will perform a joint concert in McLean High School Auditorium with the Langley High School Band, directed by Doug Martin. A highlight of the concert will be the performance of Duke composer Scott... Read More »

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Under the glow of purple stage lights in Duke University's Baldwin Auditorium, Jeremy Jones '02 is giving a drum lesson from his perch behind a sparkling silver drum set.As a videographer clamps a GoPro camera near Jones' drum pedal, he jokes with her, saying, "You can sound really cool if you say... Read More »

Wednesday, September 9, 2015
A 1991 photo shows Duke music composition graduate students in a master class. Penka Kouneva is sitting right.As a 22-year-old in Bulgaria aspiring to become a music composer, Penka Kouneva had several things working against her.First, coveted slots in the composition program at Bulgaria’s State... Read More »

Tuesday, September 1, 2015
The Duke University Department of Music honored the life and music of Paul Jeffrey (1933-2015) by presenting a concert of his compositions and arrangements.
Saxophonist and composer Paul Jeffrey earned a bachelor of science degree in music education at Ithaca College before moving to... Read More »

Monday, July 27, 2015
Name: Thomas BrothersPosition: Professor and director of Graduate Studies, Department of Music Years at Duke: 24What I do at Duke: I’m a historian of music; musicologist is the fancy title. I research music history in several areas, I write articles and books, and teach classes in... Read More »

Thursday, June 18, 2015
Carl Schimmel's "Two Variations on Ascent into the Empyrean," was one of seven new pieces selected for the American Composers Orchestra's 24th Annual Underwood New Music Readings. The winning compositions were chosen from a pool of over 200 applicants and were presented on May 6 and 7, 2015 at... Read More »

Thursday, June 18, 2015
John Supko's piece, "divine the rest," is featured on NOW Ensemble's new CD Dreamfall (New Amsterdam Records).
Dreamfall is "the fourth full-length release and third album of chamber repertoire from New York City new music mainstays NOW Ensemble. Sprawling in scope and ambition, the 76-minute... Read More »

Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Musicology graduate student Kirsten Santos Rutschman has received the Fulbright U.S. Student Award. She will spend the 2015-16 academic year in Sweden, mainly in Stockholm and Uppsala, fostering mutual understanding through cultural exchange and conducting archival research for her dissertation on... Read More »